Kalanchoe plant named ‘Kasinpula’

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct cultivar of  Kalanchoe  plant named ‘Kasinpula’, characterized by its compact, broadly upright and uniformly mounded plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; dark green-colored leaves; uniform and freely flowering habit; bright red purple-colored flowers; and excellent postproduction longevity.

Botanical designation: Kalanchoe blossfeldiana.

Cultivar denomination: ‘KASINPULA’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar ofKalanchoe plant, botanically known as Kalanchoe blossfeldiana andhereinafter referred to by the name ‘Kasinpula’.

The new Kalanchoe plant is a product of a planned breeding programconducted by the Inventor in Naaldwijk, The Netherlands. The objectiveof the breeding program is to create new uniform Kalanchoe plants withattractive leaf and flower coloration.

The new Kalanchoe plant originated from a cross-pollination made by theInventor in Naaldwijk, The Netherlands in October, 2007, of aproprietary selection of Kalanchoe blossfeldiana identified as codenumber 20001064-001, not patented, as the female, or seed parent with aproprietary selection of Kalanchoe blossfeldiana identified as codenumber 20051567-002, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent. Thenew Kalanchoe plant was discovered and selected by the Inventor as aflowering plant from within the progeny of the stated cross-pollinationin a controlled greenhouse environment in Naaldwijk, The Netherlands inJuly, 2008.

Asexual reproduction of the new Kalanchoe plant by vegetative terminalcuttings in a controlled greenhouse environment in Naaldwijk, TheNetherlands since February, 2010 has shown that the unique features ofthis new Kalanchoe plant are stable and reproduced true to type insuccessive generations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Plants of the new Kalanchoe have not been observed under all possibleenvironmental conditions and cultural practices. The phenotype may varysomewhat with variations in environmental conditions such astemperature, daylength and light intensity without, however, anyvariance in genotype.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined tobe the unique characteristics of ‘Kasinpula’. These characteristics incombination distinguish ‘Kasinpula’ as a new and distinct Kalanchoeplant:

-   -   1. Compact, broadly upright and uniformly mounded plant habit.    -   2. Moderately vigorous growth habit.    -   3. Dark green-colored leaves.    -   4. Uniform and freely flowering habit.    -   5. Bright red purple-colored flowers.    -   6. Excellent postproduction longevity.

Plants of the new Kalanchoe can be compared to plants of the femaleparent selection. Plants of the new Kalanchoe differ primarily fromplants of the female parent selection in petal orientation as petals ofplants of the new Kalanchoe are flat whereas petals of plants of thefemale parent selection are cupped.

Plants of the new Kalanchoe can be compared to plants of the male parentselection. Plants of the new Kalanchoe differ primarily from plants ofthe male parent selection in the following characteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new Kalanchoe have narrower leaves than plants        of the male parent selection.    -   2. Plants of the new Kalanchoe are more freely flowering than        plants of the male parent selection.    -   3. Plants of the new Kalanchoe have narrower flower petals than        plants of the male parent selection.    -   4. Plants of the new Kalanchoe and the male parent selection        differ slightly in flower color.

Plants of the new Kalanchoe can be compared to plants of the Kalanchoeblossfeldiana ‘Kasipi’, disclosed in U.S. Plant patent application Ser.No. 13/815,470. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Naaldwijk, TheNetherlands, plants of the new Kalanchoe differed primarily from plantsof ‘Kasipi’ in the following characteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new Kalanchoe were more compact than plants of        ‘Kasipi’.    -   2. Leaves of plants of the new Kalanchoe were lighter green in        color than leaves of plants of ‘Kasipi’.    -   3. Plants of the new Kalanchoe had shorter flower petals than        plants of ‘Kasipi’.    -   4. Plants of the new Kalanchoe and ‘Kasipi’ differed slightly in        flower color.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall appearanceof the new Kalanchoe plant showing the colors as true as it isreasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type.Colors in the photographs may differ slightly from the color valuescited in the detailed botanical description which accurately describethe colors of the new Kalanchoe plant.

The photograph on the first sheet comprises a side perspective view of atypical flowering plant of ‘Kasinpula’ grown in a container.

The photograph on the second sheet are close-up views of the upper andlower surfaces of typical flowers (top), a typical inflorescence(center) and the upper and lower surfaces of typical leaves (bottom).

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The aforementioned photographs and following observations, measurementsand values describe plants grown during the spring in 12-cm containersin a glass-covered greenhouse in Naaldwijk, The Netherlands and undercultural practices typical of commercial Kalanchoe production. Duringthe production of the plants, day temperatures ranged from 20° C. to 30°C., night temperatures ranged from 18° C. to 25° C. and light levelsranged from 5 to 60 kilolux. Plants received long day/short nightconditions (more than 14 hours of light) for about four weeks; plantsthen received photoinductive short day/long night conditions (minimum 14hours darkness) until flowering. Plants were 13 weeks old when thephotographs and the description were taken. In the detailed description,color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society ColourChart, 2007 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary dictionarysignificance are used.

-   Botanical classification: Kalanchoe blossfeldiana ‘Kasinpula’.-   Parentage:    -   -   Female, or seed, parent.—Proprietary selection of Kalanchoe            blossfeldiana identified as code number 20001064-001, not            patented.        -   Male or pollen parent.—Proprietary selection of Kalanchoe            blossfeldiana identified as code number 20051567-002, not            patented.-   Propagation:    -   -   Type.—By vegetative terminal cuttings.        -   Time to initiate roots, summer.—About ten days at            temperatures about 21° C.        -   Time to initiate roots, winter.—About two weeks at            temperatures about 21° C.        -   Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer.—About three            weeks at temperatures about 21° C.        -   Time to produce a rooted young plant, winter.—About four            weeks at temperatures about 21° C.        -   Root description.—Fine, fibrous; white in color.        -   Rooting habit.—Freely branching; dense.-   Plant description:    -   -   Plant and growth habit.—Compact, broadly upright and            uniformly mounded plant habit; moderately vigorous growth            habit; appropriate for 12-cm and larger containers.        -   Plant height at flowering.—About 17.4 cm.        -   Plant diameter at flowering.—About 23.5 cm.-   Branch description:    -   -   Branching habit.—Plants grown as single-stem plants, only            one main branch.        -   Length, from soil to base of terminal inflorescence.—About            8.3 cm.        -   Diameter.—About 8 mm.        -   Internode length.—About 1 cm.        -   Aspect.—Erect.        -   Strength.—Strong.        -   Texture.—Smooth, glabrous.        -   Luster.—Glossy.        -   Color.—Close to 143B.-   Leaf description:    -   -   Arrangement.—Opposite, simple.        -   Length.—About 10 cm.        -   Width.—About 7.1 cm.        -   Shape.—Ovate.        -   Apex.—Obtuse.        -   Base.—Obtuse to short cuneate.        -   Margin.—Coarsely crenate; undulate.        -   Texture, upper and lower surfaces.—Smooth, glabrous,            leathery; succulent.        -   Luster, upper and lower surfaces.—Glossy.        -   Venation pattern.—Pinnate.        -   Color.—Developing leaves, upper surface: Darker than 143A.            Developing leaves, lower surface: Close to 146B. Fully            expanded leaves, upper surface: Between N137B and 147B;            venation, close to 143C. Fully expanded leaves, lower            surface: Close to 147B; venation, close to 144B.        -   Petiole.—Length: About 1.8 cm. Diameter: About 4.5 mm by            7 mm. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous.            Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 144A.-   Flower description:    -   -   Flower arrangement and flowering habit.—Single cruciform            flowers arranged on terminal and axillary compound cymes;            flowers face upright to slightly outwardly; uniform and            freely flowering habit with usually about 45 flowers            developing per inflorescence.        -   Fragrance.—None detected:        -   Natural flowering season.—Plants of the new Kalanchoe flower            naturally during the spring until the autumn in gardens in            The Netherlands; flower initiation and development can also            be induced under artificial short day/long night conditions            (at least 14 hours of darkness).        -   Time to flower.—Under short day/long night photoinductive            conditions, about nine weeks after pinching are required to            produce flowering plants.        -   Postproduction longevity.—Plants of the new Kalanchoe have            exhibited excellent postproduction longevity; flowers            maintain good substance for about seven weeks under interior            environmental conditions; individual flowers last about ten            days on the plant; flowers not persistent.        -   Inflorescence height.—About 5 cm.        -   Inflorescence diameter.—About 5.5 cm.        -   Flower diameter.—About 1.7 cm.        -   Flower length (height).—About 1.7 cm.        -   Flower buds.—Length: About 1.4 cm. Diameter: About 3 mm.            Shape: Narrowly oblong. Color: Close to 47C; towards the            base, close to 144B.        -   Petals.—Quantity and arrangement: Four in a single whorl;            lower 55% portion of the petals are fused forming a narrow            tube. Length: About 1.9 cm. Width: About 7 mm. Shape:            Narrowly obovate. Apex: Acute. Margin: Entire. Texture,            upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; velvety. Color:            When opening, upper surface: Close to 61B; throat, close to            145C. When opening, lower surface: Close to 58C; center and            tube, close to 145C. Fully opened, upper surface: Between            64B and 67A; throat, close to 145B to 145C; color does not            fade with development. Fully opened, lower surface: Close to            73B; tube, close to 145B to 145C.        -   Sepals.—Quantity and arrangement: Four in a single whorl;            calyx, cruciform in shape. Length: About 7 mm. Width: About            3 mm. Shape: Narrowly ovate. Apex: Narrowly acute. Base:            Cuneate. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper and lower surfaces:            Smooth; glabrous. Color, immature, upper and lower surfaces:            Close to 144B. Color, mature, upper and lower surfaces:            Close to 144A.        -   Peduncles.—Length: About 10.7 cm. Diameter: About 4 mm.            Aspect: Main peduncle is erect and lateral peduncles are            about 35° from main peduncle axis. Strength: Moderately            strong. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: Close to 143B.        -   Pedicels.—Length: About 5 mm. Diameter: About 1.5 mm.            Aspect: Main pedicel is erect and lateral pedicels are 30°            from main pedicel axis. Strength: Moderately strong.            Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: Close to 143B.        -   Reproductive organs.—Androecium: Stamen number: About eight            per flower. Filament length: About 3 mm. Filament color:            Close to 145B. Anther length: About 1 mm. Anther shape:            Oblong. Anther color: Close to 39C. Amount of pollen:            Moderate. Pollen color: Close to 11C. Gynoecium: Pistil            number: About four per flower. Pistil length: About 4 mm.            Style length: About 3.5 mm. Style color: Close to 143C.            Stigma shape: Club-shaped, fringed. Stigma color: Close to            157D. Ovary color: Close to 143A to 143B.        -   Seeds and fruits.—Seed and fruit development has not been            observed on plants of the new Kalanchoe.-   Temperature tolerance: Plants of the new Kalanchoe have been    observed to tolerate temperatures from about 5° C. to about 40° C.-   Pathogen & pest resistance: Plants of the new Kalanchoe have not    been observed to be resistant to pests and pathogens common to    Kalanchoe plants.

It is claimed:
 1. A new and distinct Kalanchoe plant named ‘Kasinpula’as illustrated and described.